Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-12
Michigan's Flood OF Ice is
Hourly Growing More
Destructive.
The New York Longshore.
mems Strike an Acknowl-
edged Failure.
Serious Flood Thrsasssed IN Indiana
TIE Bossoa Car strIke-Fhs Cor.
Porstieas Independents of the
strikers celllaion n the
Fog--A Booaler Sen
tsnoed.

HN8 a n4oalcE sen
teneed.
weaver AfleF Secretary Mamnlnr.
WAgHENGraN, Feb. ll.--Reurnr.nta.
tive Weaver, Of Iowa, states lhat he 80
received word fran fhe Praridens tksi
be had directed Secretary Mamma
. obey she Law concerning the one and
two dollar United States noiea aud 20
issue the sane; that the order Gas en-
phatse and given Manning orally bat
would be rednoed 10 writing and dsliv-
ered 70 The Secretary today. Weaver also
stated that some days ago at his request
consultation concerning the matter
vas held at which Speaker Carlisle.
MoErlsons weaver, Warner, Mills and
Wiikine we're the oOnferFees. Mr.. Paw
son. OF III, and Brumm, Of Penn, we're
also consulted By Weaver as we're also
several members Of Congress. The
opinion seemed to Be unanimsus that
the Law had been violated and Cariisle
vas requested 10 bring the matter 70 the
attention Of the President.
One OF these gentlemen d authority
for the statement thai when the Presi-
dents attention Was called 20 the matter
be very promptly declared thaa The Sec
retary Of the Treasury vas wrong and
hence bic tendeF as above stated. Al
the white House no information in re-
gard 10 the foreQoinq was 0biainable
exosps that the President hiss written
no such letter 10 ihe Secretary" Beyond
this Statement the Presidemt remarked
that be did net care 20 nng anything OF
the subject. Treasurer Jordan said
that he did NOS care 10 say anything on
the snbisos. He said no tnstFuctions to
change the present practices In regard
20 the rsdemption and issuance OF
United States notes had Jet reached
bis once.
Secretary Manning said 10 an Aaso.
ciated Press reporter this evening that
nothing had been said OF seat 10 hin bv
the President on the above msnsionsd
subject.
MichlkAn'a Fleod % Eee.
LxoNs lMich.) Feb. 1.-THE aood
here is simply terrible. A panic has
aeized some Of the people and Il IA ina-
possible TO get an estimate Of the losses.
The water is four feet deep ia manv
residences, and the same state Of affairs
prevails IN store rooms Everybody 4
moving or preparing 10 move. LAST
night was the most exciting one the
village has ever experienced. Up 20 lasa
night three buildings had been carried
away and many others we're badly dam
aged.
AZ Muir the same serious conditions
prvail and merchants have abandoned
their stores.
Advices from othsr points are 70 the
same effect. but Lyons seems 10 Be- the
worst sufferer.
Three Rivers is surrounded with
wafer. All the sh0ps have BEEN closed
at thal poiut. Immense lumber niles
sre afioat. The Lake Shore Railroad
track is in great danger Of being washed
away.
AfOwossa six inches Of snow fan Iaai
night and the rivar is still riainQ.
At Monroe the river has been alowiv
rising for the last twenty. four hours.
bat the ice has broken, giving a fFee
passage 20 the lake. The bank of tRe
river are lined With immense walls Of
lee and frozen snow, rising eight or leu
fees above the present hiRh water mark,
and great fields Of ioe Of The same thick.
ness all all tbs streets adiacenf 20 the
river.
Az jackson the pressure Of the vasar
in Grand river, near the mill pond above
she city, was tep great and last night the
sluices were opened, With the result that
tne water rose several feet ana the
Grand TEunk bridge is nov under water.
The cellars IN the business blocks IL The
center OF the town aFe all flooded With
from eighteen inches 20 two and one
bali feet Of water. The State House
grounds are completely submerged, and
on large tract Of land In the southern
part Of the city the water Is up 70 the
noots Of the dwellings. The prison
walls stand IN the midst Of lake.
A slight abatement Of the dood vas
netieed last night, but 10 en- again tn all
iss fury this morning. The rain fell In
torrents until shout midnight, when Il
changed % snow, and ~ Daylight fully
eight inches Of aDow and sIsat had
fallen. There Is q regular northeast
twenty mile gale. The Water has risen
two feet 10 the last four ho1rs and is
still rising. The people are worn out
working night and day To- save their
property. The Maple aud Grand rivers
unite hefe and both are FpginR. II is
impossible 10 give Q eomplete estimate
Of the dam ace done. Bhsuld the Lana
Ing Ice reach here before the gorge
gives way ell Abe business places on the
north side Of Main street viii be washed
away. A rough estimate Of tbs damage
makes TIE aggregate between $4,000
Thsy Rsfussd - 5san fhs Array sfI
Strikers.
Nxw Yozx, Feb. 1.-The order eall-
Ing en- The engineers smployed on iho
steamship and railroad piers 10 40 on
the strike % far &c the piers Of The river
fronts are concerned has proved 70 Be q
deaA letter. A visii % fhe dosks thia
morning failed 70 disclose q single In
stanoe Of where q stAsienaTy engineer
had quit work. A whit 10 the bFeueries
showed that ell the employees we're a.
WORK. ana the men stated that they
have positively refused - obey the order
- stop work and Join ths army OF
strikers.
Ths Esseuiris Enelnesrs refused
point blank 10 obey ths order Of Dis
iriet Assembly 40, Knighfs Of Labor, 20
ytrika. At the headquarters Of the AZ
lembly this morning reports OF dele /
Raies Who had been cent 0ns 20 saa what
steps the engineeFs veFe taking IL The |
matter Of obsyinR The order, reported /
that the men refused 20 Qnit. Reports /
from dtHerspt bFswsriss we're eqaally /
and u sas generally cd /
miftad that the Last effort Of Diasricf 20 4
had pEovsd . failure.
A namber of The ionaahoremeu stood |
nr0und headqnMTsers, and several opsn- /
IL dseiarsd thai tAey would 50 10 woFk /
unless moEe fnaDoisi aid ffom thsiF /
union was granted them. A ainziiar
spinion Was expEsgsed b. other neB.
and Il wouid nos Be Surprising II fbefa |
vas q general break In the ranks oG the /
strikers - any moment
serisus Eiee1 fhreniene1 Ia Hnalanas |
Fear WAxEE (Indianal, Fee. l1.--Ths /
Manmes ard 6t. Mays Rivers Eaised !
feet lasl sight, and ths Good nsw threat /
ans te suEpAas The ons Of four years SEQ.
Many families have rsz1oved % TIE ap-
pes stories of their residences % aband-
onsd their kDmna ai1egsthes. Great